AROUND THE NATION; Expenses Plea Rejected In Nuclear Accident

The state and townships within 100 miles of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant have lost a bid to recover expenses stemming from the worst commercial nuclear accident in the nation's history.

Federal District Judge Sylvia Rambo ordered the case closed on Tuesday. The ruling was requested by the nuclear plant's owners, operators, designers and maintenance contractors.

They argued that the state and townships were legally obligated to provide extra police protection and other services in emergencies.

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A version of this article appears in print on August 19, 1982, on Page A00020 of the National edition with the headline: AROUND THE NATION; Expenses Plea Rejected In Nuclear Accident. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe